Overview
The Modern World Emerges provides a broad overview of world history from 1500-1900CE. It examines the emergence of new world patterns to 1800 and of the modern world of today. Specific areas of exploration to 1800 include Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment and Revolutionary Europe, the New World, Africa, the Muslim Empires, and the East Asian World and political, economic, social and cultural developments in, and interactions between, these spheres. The unit then surveys the 19th and 20th century world of industrialisation and rise of mass society in the West, new imperialism and global war, nationalism, revolution and independence. As an introductory level offering, the unit also introduces students to a preliminary understanding of the problems of historical evidence and emphasizes both discipline-specific and generic skills. Students will require computer and internet access to complete some assessment for this unit. Together with Ancient and Medieval Civilisations: An Historical Introduction, an optional introductory companion unit, The Modern World Emerges provides a firm foundation for more specialised history studies offered at CQU.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2023
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE Unit comments.
Feedback was provided requesting more information and clarity on how to structure the essays, which is understandable in a first year unit. While there is a lot of information available on Moodle about how to structure a history essay, it is worthwhile revisiting this feedback item.
Record a zoom session in Week 3 of the Term to focus on essay structure and also include a Q and A session about essays and the expectations for them.
Feedback from SUTE Unit comments.
One student raised the question of whether there are sufficient scholarly sources available for each essay question.
The Unit Coordinator will do a check on the availability of up-to-date scholarly sources (specialist and generalist) in the more common databases such as JSTOR and in the CQU Library catalogue for the essay questions.
- Have a broad knowledge of the political, economic, social and cultural history of major world civilizations and their interactions from c1500 to c1900;
- Have an unprejudiced understanding of the differing worldviews of these civilizations and an acceptance of others' informed opinions;
- Have an understanding of key historical problems of the period and evidence-backed solutions to these problems.
- Have the ability to explain the significance of historical events and processes in world history, including alternative worlds, and longitudinal and intergenerational studies
- Have the ability to critique historical interpretations and their applications to contemporary global issues
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1 - Written Assessment - 30% | |||||
2 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||||
3 - Online Quiz(zes) - 30% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1 - Communication | |||||
2 - Problem Solving | |||||
3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
4 - Information Literacy | |||||
5 - Team Work | |||||
6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
8 - Ethical practice | |||||
9 - Social Innovation | |||||
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||||||
2 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||||||
3 - Online Quiz(zes) - 30% |
Textbooks
The Essential World History
Ninth Edition (2020)
Authors: William J Duiker and Jackson J Spielvogel
Cengage Learning
Boston Boston , MA , USA
ISBN: 13: 978-1-337-69645-6
Binding: Paperback
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Turabian
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
j.collins2@cqu.edu.au
m.danaher@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Modernity, Renaissance and Reformation
Chapter
Moodle Lesson 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
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European Age of Exploration, Slavery
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Lesson 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Muslim Empires
Chapter
Lesson 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
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East Asia
Chapter
Lesson 4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Enlightenment, Age of Revolution
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Lesson 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Industrialisation, Nationalism
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Lesson 6
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Mass Society
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Lesson 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Imperialism
Chapter
Lesson 8
Events and Submissions/Topic
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China and Japan after 1800
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Lesson 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
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India
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Lesson 10
Events and Submissions/Topic
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South East Asia
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Lesson 11
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Latin America
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Lesson 12
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1 Written Assessment
Select ONE (1) question from a choice of 12 questions and write an essay of approximately 2000 words, providing footnotes OR endnotes, and a Bibliography in the Turabian Referencing system. More details and the choice of Questions are available on Moodle under the Assessment tile.
Friday 25 August 2023.
Returned within 14 days of receipt of the essay.
Historical content:
* presentation of accurate, relevant and balanced historical evidence
* sound and non-judgmental interpretation of the historical problem
Research/referencing skills:
* thorough research based on scholarly sources
* reflection of relevant readings/lecture materials
* acknowledgement of all sources of ideas/evidence
* correct use of the Turabian system referencing style
Writing skills:
* clear, concise and correct written English
* logical structure/organisation of ideas
* clarity of argument/explanation in response to the question
* use of formal essay style
* meeting the required number of words, the bulk of which should be your own wording
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Have a broad knowledge of the political, economic, social and cultural history of major world civilizations and their interactions from c1500 to c1900;
- Have an unprejudiced understanding of the differing worldviews of these civilizations and an acceptance of others' informed opinions;
- Have an understanding of key historical problems of the period and evidence-backed solutions to these problems.
- Have the ability to explain the significance of historical events and processes in world history, including alternative worlds, and longitudinal and intergenerational studies
- Have the ability to critique historical interpretations and their applications to contemporary global issues
2 Written Assessment
Select ONE (1) essay question from a choice of 43 questions and write an essay of approximately 2,500 words, providing footnotes OR endnotes, and a Bibliography is the Turabian Referencing system. You must choose a Question in a different area to the one you chose for Assessment item 1.
Please see more details and the choice of Questions on Moodle under the Assessment tile.
Week 12 Friday (6 Oct 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Returned within 14 days of receipt of the essay.
Historical content:
* presentation of accurate, relevant and balanced historical evidence
* sound and non-judgmental interpretation of the historical problem
Research/referencing skills:
* thorough research based on scholarly sources
* reflection of relevant readings/lecture materials
* acknowledgement of all sources of ideas/evidence
* correct use of the Turabian system referencing style
Writing skills:
* clear, concise and correct written English
* logical structure/organisation of ideas
* clarity of argument/explanation in response to the question
* use of formal essay style
* meeting the required number of words, the bulk of which should be your own wording
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Ethical practice
- Have a broad knowledge of the political, economic, social and cultural history of major world civilizations and their interactions from c1500 to c1900;
- Have an unprejudiced understanding of the differing worldviews of these civilizations and an acceptance of others' informed opinions;
- Have an understanding of key historical problems of the period and evidence-backed solutions to these problems.
- Have the ability to explain the significance of historical events and processes in world history, including alternative worlds, and longitudinal and intergenerational studies
- Have the ability to critique historical interpretations and their applications to contemporary global issues
3 Online Quiz(zes)
Each week, through Moodle, you are given a short weekly open-book multi-choice quiz of 10 questions (choice of five responses per question) to test your factual knowledge and general understanding of the various historical topics.
The quizzes will open and close in two batches as follows:
Quizzes 1–6 (open), 6 am, Thursday 13 July and (close), 11 pm, Monday 28 August.
Quizzes 7–12 (open), 6 am, Monday 21 August and (close), 11 pm, Wednesday 11 October.
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Weekly
Quizzes 1–6 close 11pm Monday 28 August 2023. Quizzes 7–12 close 11pm Wednesday 11 October 2023.
Quizzes are graded automatically and immediately.
Ability to synthesise historical material and discern historical fact from fiction.
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
- Have a broad knowledge of the political, economic, social and cultural history of major world civilizations and their interactions from c1500 to c1900;
- Have an unprejudiced understanding of the differing worldviews of these civilizations and an acceptance of others' informed opinions;
- Have an understanding of key historical problems of the period and evidence-backed solutions to these problems.
- Have the ability to explain the significance of historical events and processes in world history, including alternative worlds, and longitudinal and intergenerational studies
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.